Greenwich Boy Injured In Bicycle Accident

GREENWICH — An 11-year-old Greenwich boy suffered a serious head injury Saturday morning when he fell off his bicycle in a local park, police said.

The boy, whom police did not identify, was listed in stable but critical condition late Saturday afternoon at Yale-New Haven Hospital, police said.

Police said the boy and two companions were riding their bicycles Saturday morning in Montgomery Park and Pinetum, a public park in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich. At about 8:30 a.m. the 11-year-old lost control of his bicycle, fell off and hit his head on a rock. The boy was not wearing a safety helmet, police said.

One of the boy's companions dialed 911 for help, and the boy was taken to Stamford Hospital and later transferred to Yale-New Haven.

No names of the youths will be released, police said.

Police said the accident is under investigation.

Police said the boy and two companions from the Cos Cob section of Greenwich were riding their bicycle at 8:30 a.m.